NEWS RELEASES 2007-08

NEWS RELEASES 2007-08 :: FEBRUARY 29, 2008

STATE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE GUEST READER ATMOUNT ENERGY ELEMENTARY

In recognition and celebration of Read Across America, State Superintendent June
Atkinson on Monday, March 3, will be the guest reader at Mount Energy Elementary
School in Creedmoor (Granville County Schools).

Atkinson will read the book
she wrote, "A T-Shirt Named Zee," a book about determination, resiliency
and empathy, to a pre-K class, a kindergarten class
and a fifth grade class.

"One of the greatest pleasures I have as State Superintendent
is the opportunity to visit public school classrooms and interact with students,"
Atkinson said.
"It is so important for adults to read to young children. There is nothing
like seeing the wonder and other emotions on their faces as you relate
the story."

The National Education Association sponsors Read Across America,
an "annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every
child in
every community to celebrate reading on or around Dr. Seuss’s birthday."

Atkinson
will be at Mount Energy Elementary from 10-11:30 a.m. For more information,
please contact the Communications division at 919.807.3450.

About the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction:
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction provides leadership to 115 local public school districts and 126 charter schools serving over 1.5 million students in kindergarten through high school graduation. The agency is responsible for all aspects of the state's public school system and works under the direction of the North Carolina State Board of Education.

For more information:
NCDPI Communication and Information Division, 919.807.3450.